Research Question: Does a dresscode or a uniform modify a students behavior? Contributed by: Jonathan Makin
Do The Clothes Make The Student?
This article touches on the subject of uniforms for the Cherry Hill Elementary School in Baltimore MD. The schools 360 children voluntarily donned uniforms in September of 1987. On a look back at the school 9 years later studies find that attendance is up, suspensions are down, children are more focused on schoolwork, fights are less frequent, and test scores are up.
This article also talks to us about Longbeach CA, where 60,000 students in 56 elementary schools and 14 high schools have worn uniforms since 1994. This school district reports dramatic improvements in discipline, fewer suspensions, and increased achievement. Parents of these students also feel that they are less likely to be attacked by gangs.
The article also looks at the other side of the debate and shows us some reasons why uniforms are not needed and only a dress code is important.
Student Dress Codes
This article shows us arguments for and against uniform policies, explains some legal considerations, and offers guidelines to follow to get a school dress policy implemented in your school. The main points are that people who are proponents for a dress code or uniforms think it makes their school safer, and people who are against uniforms think that it is a violation of a students First Amendment Rights.
Effects of Student Uniforms on Attendance, Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse, and Academic Achievement
If you go to the scientific research link on this page it will bring you to an article that essentially debunks the Longbeach CA uniform study. It explains that there is no scientific proof that uniforms improve attendance rates, decrease behavioral problems, decrease drug use, and/or improve academic achievement. It gives the idea that other factors including environment were the major causes of the decrease in violence and other related incidents.
Dress For Success? Do School Uniforms Make A Difference?
This article, like some of the others, gives us the pros and cons of having school uniforms. It talks about the Longbeach CA study and how successful it was. It also goes into how some other studies have been done that show that this information is wrong. The articles main point is to show us both sides of the issue and let the reader make his/her own mind up on the topic of whether or not uniforms in schools are a good or bad idea.
School Dress Codes and Uniform Policies
This article again gives us a view of both sides of the debate concerning uniforms and dress codes in public schools. It also gives us a brief history of some of the big dress code or uniform issues that have arisen since the 1980's. Although it is a small point, the biggest idea that I got out of this article is the difference between a dress code and a uniform policy. Dress code policies tell you what you are not allowed to wear and uniform policies tell you what you are supposed to wear. The distinction is important.
My Reaction:
I wanted to give a general reaction to all of my articles at once. All of my articles touched on basiclly the same ideas. Does a uniform change a student's behavior? What do the scientific studies tell us? And what are both sides of the issue. I believe that a person, whether they are an elementary student or an adult, acts differently when they are dressed up. I know I feel differently in a shirt and tie than in a t-shirt and jeans. So the idea that uniforms help students achieve better is a very believable and viable idea. The cons that are brought up stem mainly around the idea that it stifles a childs creativity. Well I think that is what the weekends are for. School is work, and should be treated as such from parents and children alike. I am not saying you can't have fun in school, but people need to start looking at it in a different way. Uniforms help take a major stress away from the student and gives them the tools to be able to concentrate better on their work. But that is just my opinion.
My Power Point Page
The Big Question:
Do school uniforms and/or dress codes change student behavior?
Contributed by: Jonathan Makin
Do The Clothes Make The Student?
This article touches on the subject of uniforms for the Cherry Hill Elementary School in Baltimore MD. The schools 360 children voluntarily donned uniforms in September of 1987. On a look back at the school 9 years later studies find that attendance is up, suspensions are down, children are more focused on schoolwork, fights are less frequent, and test scores are up.
This article also talks to us about Longbeach CA, where 60,000 students in 56 elementary schools and 14 high schools have worn uniforms since 1994. This school district reports dramatic improvements in discipline, fewer suspensions, and increased achievement. Parents of these students also feel that they are less likely to be attacked by gangs.
The article also looks at the other side of the debate and shows us some reasons why uniforms are not needed and only a dress code is important.
Million, June. "Do Clothes Make The Student." National Association Of Elementary School Principals 04 1996 <http://www.naesp.org/ContentLoad.do?contentId=266>.
http://www.naesp.org/ContentLoad.do?contentId=266
Student Dress Codes
This article shows us arguments for and against uniform policies, explains some legal considerations, and offers guidelines to follow to get a school dress policy implemented in your school. The main points are that people who are proponents for a dress code or uniforms think it makes their school safer, and people who are against uniforms think that it is a violation of a students First Amendment Rights.
Isaacson, Lynn A.. "Student Dress Codes." 01-1998 <http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest117.html>.
http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest117.html
Effects of Student Uniforms on Attendance, Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse, and Academic Achievement
If you go to the scientific research link on this page it will bring you to an article that essentially debunks the Longbeach CA uniform study. It explains that there is no scientific proof that uniforms improve attendance rates, decrease behavioral problems, decrease drug use, and/or improve academic achievement. It gives the idea that other factors including environment were the major causes of the decrease in violence and other related incidents.
Polk County School Uniforms." Polk County School Uniforms. 11-18-2002. 27 Nov 2007 <http://www.gate.net/~rwms/Uniform.html>.
http://www.gate.net/~rwms/Uniform.html
Dress For Success? Do School Uniforms Make A Difference?
This article, like some of the others, gives us the pros and cons of having school uniforms. It talks about the Longbeach CA study and how successful it was. It also goes into how some other studies have been done that show that this information is wrong. The articles main point is to show us both sides of the issue and let the reader make his/her own mind up on the topic of whether or not uniforms in schools are a good or bad idea.
Scholastic Inc, "Dress For Success? Do Uniforms Make A Difference?." BNET Research Center 01-2005 <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0STR/is_5_114/ai_n13664617>.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0STR/is_5_114/ai_n13664617
School Dress Codes and Uniform Policies
This article again gives us a view of both sides of the debate concerning uniforms and dress codes in public schools. It also gives us a brief history of some of the big dress code or uniform issues that have arisen since the 1980's. Although it is a small point, the biggest idea that I got out of this article is the difference between a dress code and a uniform policy. Dress code policies tell you what you are not allowed to wear and uniform policies tell you what you are supposed to wear. The distinction is important.
Anderson, Wendell. "School Dress Codes And Uniform Policies." Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management <http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/policy_reports/dress_codes/intro.html>.
http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/policy_reports/dress_codes/intro.html
My Reaction:
I wanted to give a general reaction to all of my articles at once. All of my articles touched on basiclly the same ideas. Does a uniform change a student's behavior? What do the scientific studies tell us? And what are both sides of the issue. I believe that a person, whether they are an elementary student or an adult, acts differently when they are dressed up. I know I feel differently in a shirt and tie than in a t-shirt and jeans. So the idea that uniforms help students achieve better is a very believable and viable idea. The cons that are brought up stem mainly around the idea that it stifles a childs creativity. Well I think that is what the weekends are for. School is work, and should be treated as such from parents and children alike. I am not saying you can't have fun in school, but people need to start looking at it in a different way. Uniforms help take a major stress away from the student and gives them the tools to be able to concentrate better on their work. But that is just my opinion.
My Power Point Page
The Big Question:
Do school uniforms and/or dress codes change student behavior?
What do the scientific studies say?
What do the parents say?
What do the children say?
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